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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID VANAMAN, OF BIRDSBOROUGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- -I-IALF TO YVILLIAM VANAMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,305, dated August 12, 1890.

Application filed March 19, 1890.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID VANAMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Birdsborough, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Rail-Tie, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in rail-ties.

The object of the present invention is to provide a metallic tie which will be simple and inexpensive and provide anelastic seat for the rails and prevent the latter spreading, and which will be securely held in the road-bed and be prevented slipping longitudinally or laterally.

A further object of the invention is to provide clips adapted to hold the rails securely to the ties and enable the ends of the rail to be connected without necessitating the perforation of the fish-plates and the ends of the rails.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail View of one of the clips. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional View of the tie.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a tie, which is constructed of suitable metal, preferably steel or iron, and consisting of a single piece of metal and having the sides 2 and top 3 formed integral with each other, and the said tie 1 is provided with longitudinal ribs 4, that are formed by bending the metal, and they extend along the upper edges of the tie and project above the central portion of the top 3 about the thickness of the lower flanges of the rails 5,6, and 7. The sides 2 and the top 3 form a hollow tie, which has its body open, and which is filled by the material of the road-bed, and the said tie is provided with an opening 8, and the metal 9 is bent down upon opposite sides of the opening 8 to form transverse flanges,

Serial No. 344,519, (No model.)

which prevent longitudinal movement of the 5s ties and securely hold them in their proper position on the road-bed. The ribs 4 are provided with oppositely-disposed recesses 10, which receive the rails, and the metal 11 of the ribs at form lateral projections that serve to support the rails and increase the bearing-surface of the ties. The rails are secured in the recesses of the tie by clips 12, that are provided at one end with a head 13, that extends through an opening or slot 14 in the ribs 4 and engages the lower flange of the rail, and the other end of the clip 12 is provided with a threaded stem 15, that projects through an opening 16 and is engaged by a nut 17, that forces the head 13 against the flange of the rail and securely retains the latter in the recesses of the ties. The head 13 is provided with a shoulder 18, that engages the side of the tie and receives the lateral thrust of the rail and takes the strain from the threaded stem. The clips are adapted to engage the lower flanges, and when there is no joint it is only necessary to employtwo; but where a joint occursfish-plates 19 are employed and arranged upon each side 7 5 of the end of the rail in the usual manner, and each rib 4 is provided with a pair of clips, which engage the fish-plates and securely hold the ends of the rails without necessitating the usual perforation of the fishplates and rails.

It will readily be seen that the ties are simple and comparatively inexpensive and adapted to securely retain their proper position on the road-bed and provide an elastic seat for the rails and prevent the latter spreading or twisting.

WVhat I claim is 1. The combination of the tie constructed of a single piece of metal and composed of sides 2 and depressed top 3, forming ribs 4, extending along and projecting above the top portion, and the oppositely-disposed recesses with laterally-extending flanges 11, and the central opening with transverse flanges at 5 its ends, and the openings 14 and 16, and the clips having their heads arranged in the openings 14 and provided with shoulders 18,

engaging the edges of the openings and having the threaded stems arranged at an angle to the shanks and adapted to be engaged by nuts, substantially as described.

2. The tie constructed of asingle piece of metal and composed of the sides 2 and depressed top 3,forming ribs 4, extending along and projecting above the top portion, and the oppositely-disposed recesses with laterallyextending flanges 11, substantially as de- :0 scribed. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto alfixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' DAVID VANAMAN. \Vitnesses:

WILLIAM VANAMAN, IRVIN IIoHL. 

